bet365 Mile Handicap Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (July Festival)

Preview the bet365 Mile Handicap with a focus on past winners, trainer and jockey stats, and key race-day patterns. Identify the profiles that regularly succeed in this one-mile Festival handicap.
bet365 Mile Handicap Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (July Festival)
Andy Powell
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Horse Racing stats man, Andy has contributed to OLBG for 18 years - An Ipswich fan and F1 fanatic, he also contributes EFL football and Motor Sport opinion.

2025 bet365 Mile Handicap Preview

This one-mile handicap features on the final day of the July Festival that is held at the Newmarket Racecourse, the race is a Class 2 that is open to runners who are aged three years old and usually features plenty who have run in the Britannia Stakes at Royal Ascot.

bet365 Mile Handicap Information:

Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Newmarket tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet? You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information. Head down to the Other Principal races during the Newmarket July Festival section for links to these.

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How competitive is the bet365 Mile Handicap market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2021 when the race had an over-round of 111%. The race in 2008 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 129%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the bet365 Mile Handicap, the over-round has been 117%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £117 which is bet.

Below you will find the 2025 bet365 Mile Handicap Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the bet365 Mile Handicap Trend Analysis.

These are the top three quickest-run bet365 Mile Handicap races over the last 20 renewals:

  1. Western Reserve (1:36.21) in 2015
  2. Flagship Glory (1:37.18) in 2020
  3. Jimi Hendrix (1:37.29) in 2022

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the bet365 Mile Handicap next time out, then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -2.00. Before placing your bet on the 2025 bet365 Mile Handicap, see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.

When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 1:36.21 was set by Western Reserve in 2015, which is the quickest time over that period. The runner was trained by Lady Cecil and ridden by Pat Smullen. The slowest winning time was set in 2012 when Ocean Tempest won in a time of 1:45.54, booked to ride was Brett Doyle by trainer John Ryan.

What the expert says...
The Britannia Stakes has produced seven winners since 2006, including four of the last eight and also winners in both 2022 (Jimi Hendrix) and 2023 (Highbank), and six of those seven winners finished 9th or worse in the Britannia Stakes.

Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com

bet365 Mile Handicap Past Winners

Here are the bet365 Mile Handicap past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won, along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the bet365 Mile Handicap are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
2024
1:38.23
First Conquest (GB)
3yo 9-1 (6 of 13) 12/1
William Buick
Charlie Appleby (GB)
2023
1:40.15
Highbank (IRE)
3yo 9-9 (8 of 9) 11/1
William Buick
Charlie Appleby (GB)
2022
1:37.29
Jimi Hendrix (IRE)
3yo 9-1 (4 of 8) 5/2F
Rob Hornby
Ralph Beckett (GB)
2021
1:38.35
Royal Fleet (GB)
3yo 9-1 (3 of 6) 5/6F
William Buick
Charlie Appleby (GB)
2020
1:37.18
Flagship Glory (GB)
3yo 8-11 (8 of 10) 10/1
David Egan
Roger Varian (GB)
2019
1:39.12
Motakhayyel (GB)
3yo 9-2 (6 of 5) 5/1
Chris Hayes
Richard Hannon (GB)
2018
1:38.27
First Contact (IRE)
3yo 9-7 (8 of 9) 4/1
James Doyle
Charlie Appleby (GB)
2017
1:38.66
Medahim (IRE)
3yo 9-1 (8 of 10) 12/1
Sean Levey
Richard Hannon (GB)
2016
1:37.69
Von Blucher (IRE)
3yo 8-8 (2 of 8) 7/1
Robert Havlin
John Gosden (GB)
2015
1:36.21
Western Reserve (USA)
3yo 9-4 (7 of 12) 11/2F
Pat Smullen
Lady Cecil (GB)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the bet365 Mile Handicap have been based:

  • GB: 20 winners with an additional 40 placings from 213 runners
  • QA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

bet365 Mile Handicap Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the bet365 Mile Handicap over the last 20 renewals is Charlie Appleby, who has won the race four times, with those four winners coming from First Contact (2018), Royal Fleet (2021), Highbank (2023) and First Conquest (2024). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the bet365 Mile Handicap are Richard Hannon (2 wins) and John Gosden (2 wins).

Here are some of the top bet365 Mile Handicap trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
Charlie Appleby10-4-7+21.83+13.89
Richard Hannon8-2-3+11.00+6.08
John Gosden8-2-3+10.00+4.83
Sir Michael Stoute12-1-2-8.25-8.48
Ralph Beckett8-1-2-4.50-4.68
Saeed bin Suroor7-1-4+2.00+1.55
Roger Varian5-1-1+6.00+2.00
Andrew Balding5-1-3+1.00+3.57
John Ryan1-1-1+33.00+19.80
Henry Candy1-1-1+7.00+4.38

bet365 Mile Handicap Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the bet365 Mile Handicap over the last 20 renewals is William Buick, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Royal Fleet (2021), Highbank (2023) and First Conquest (2024). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the bet365 Mile Handicap is Dane O'Neill (2 wins). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the bet365 Mile Handicap; Ryan Moore has ridden 11 runners in the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top bet365 Mile Handicap jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
William Buick9-3-4+17.83+9.34
Dane O'Neill3-2-2+15.00+8.78
James Doyle8-1-4-3.00-1.07
Silvestre De Sousa4-1-2+5.00+2.75
Liam Keniry3-1-2+3.00+4.00
David Egan2-1-1+9.00+5.00
Robert Havlin2-1-2+6.00+4.20
Rob Hornby2-1-1+1.50+0.50
Sean Levey1-1-1+12.00+7.20
Chris Hayes1-1-1+5.00+3.13

bet365 Mile Handicap Trend Analysis

✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +68.58, is when runners had 1 career win with the jockey.

❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran on Good ground last time out, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-45.

Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:

  • 2024: Winner in 6 (13,8) [13 Runners]
  • 2023: Winner in 8 (7,10) [9 Runners]
  • 2022: Winner in 4 (1,2) [8 Runners]
  • 2021: Winner in 3 (4) [6 Runners]
  • 2020: Winner in 8 (6,9) [10 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the bet365 Mile Handicap is Ascot; there have been a total of 7 winners of this race who ran at Ascot last time out. The next best course, which has produced the second most winners, is Yarmouth; there have been a total of 4 winners of this race who ran at Yarmouth last time out.

The race is open to both sexes, with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 208 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 6 runners.

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the bet365 Mile Handicap despite multiple attempts:

  • Exceed And Excel (0 Wins from 5 runners)
  • Medicean (0 Wins from 5 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Diamonds And Dust in 2005, winning for Mark H Tompkins at odds of 40/1 under the guidance of Saleem Golam. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 5 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 bet365 Mile Handicap, why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?

Route to the bet365 Mile Handicap

Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the bet365 Mile Handicap. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:

InfoLast Race
2024 - First Conquest
Newmarket (July) - 5th of 14 (8/1)
Bedford Lodge Supports Racing Welfare EBF Novice Stakes
2023 - Highbank
Ascot - 24th of 29 (23/1)
Britannia Stakes
2022 - Jimi Hendrix
Ascot - 3rd of 30 (20/1)
Britannia Stakes
2021 - Royal Fleet
Yarmouth - 1st of 11 (8/15)
Quinnbet 2nd To The Favourite Special Novice Stakes
2020 - Flagship Glory
Bath - 1st of 7 (4/9)
Follow At The Races On Twitter Novice Stakes
2019 - Motakhayyel
Yarmouth - 2nd of 5 (13/8)
ASL Making Work Flow Handicap
2018 - First Contact
Ascot - 11th of 30 (11/1)
Britannia Stakes
2017 - Medahim
Ascot - 14th of 29 (33/1)
Britannia Stakes
2016 - Von Blucher
Sandown - 4th of 9 (5/2)
Esher Cup
2015 - Western Reserve
Sandown - 2nd of 9 (9/2)
winner.co.uk Handicap

Other Principal races during the Newmarket July Festival

Remember to head to the Newmarket predictions page to see which runner the racing tipsters support in the bet365 Mile Handicap. Below are the other principal races that we cover during the July Festival, with links to each race blog as well as information for last year's winners.

Thursday at the July Festival

The highlight on Thursday, known as Ladies Day, is the Princess of Wales's Stakes, a Group 2 contest over one mile and four furlongs.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:50 Newmarket
Bahrain Trophy Stakes
Ancient Wisdom (FR)
3yo - 6/4
Charlie Appleby
William Buick
14:25 Newmarket
July Stakes
Whistlejacket (IRE)
2yo - 11/10
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
15:00 Newmarket
bet365 Sprint Handicap
Sergeant Wilko (IRE)
3yo - 6/1
Kevin Ryan
Oisin Murphy
15:35 Newmarket
Princess of Wales's Stakes
Giavellotto (IRE)
5yo - 100/30
Marco Botti
Oisin Murphy

Friday at the July Festival

Festival Friday, as it is known, features the Group 1 Falmouth Stakes, which is part of the British Champion Series and is run over a mile.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:50 Newmarket
bet365 Handicap
Involvement (GB)
3yo - 100/30
Simon & Ed Crisford
Oisin Murphy
14:25 Newmarket
Duchess of Cambridge Stakes
Arabian Dusk (GB)
2yo - 12/1
Simon & Ed Crisford
Harry Davies
15:00 Newmarket
bet365 Trophy Heritage Handicap
Fairbanks (GB)
4yo - 15/8
Andrew Balding
Oisin Murphy
15:35 Newmarket
Falmouth Stakes
Porta Fortuna (IRE)
3yo - 10/11
Donnacha Aidan O'Brien
Ryan Moore

Saturday at the July Festival

As the name would indicate, 'July Cup Day', the main race on the final day of the July Festival is the July Cup, another race which is part of the British Champion Series; this race is contested over six furlongs.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:50 Newmarket
Bunbury Cup
Aalto (FR)
4yo - 15/2
Ian Williams
Rossa Ryan
15:25 Newmarket
bet365 Mile Handicap
First Conquest (GB)
3yo - 12/1
Charlie Appleby
William Buick
16:00 Newmarket
Superlative Stakes
Ancient Truth (IRE)
2yo - 4/6
Charlie Appleby
William Buick
16:35 Newmarket
July Cup
Mill Stream (IRE)
4yo - 11/1
Jane Chapple-Hyam
William Buick

Article Contributor Information

We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this bet365 Mile Handicap Preview are at hand, Andy and James. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for Flat Racing.

James Banting

James Banting

Tipster Competition Assistant

James Banting, a passionate horse racing enthusiast and aficionado, brings a wealth of experience to OLBG, having attended numerous race meetings over the years. His background working with the Jockey Club provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Content Editor

Andy, a seasoned horse racing expert with over 15 years of experience, possesses a comprehensive understanding of the sport, from delving into complex statistical data for flat racing in the UK and Ireland to crafting insightful flat racing blogs for OLBG.

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